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Dec. 13, 1927. w. I. KASER I I ramsuxsszou Fnd Sebt. 4. 1926 r INVENTOR Dec. 13,1921. 1,652,943,

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bee. 13, 1927.

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Patented Dec. :13, 1927.

" TE z is mi ys WALTER IhKnsnR, YOFBA'LTIG, o irogessielnon or Tone-amine "r'of 'r'iioilrAs-e. MAG- 'PHERSON AND ONE-THIRD TOWARNER- E. FARVER,'BOTH1OF mime; OHIO.

TRANSMISSION.

v fipphcationfimd September 4,1926 Serial No. 133 6 37. I i

This; invention relates to transmission means for motor vehicles and the-l-ikmthe general object of theinventionbeingto provide -:clutches for connecting ggears on :a

driven shaft with said-shaft, said gears be ing constantly rotatedfrom the gears Ollyt'he drive-shaft, with shifting means for operating the clutches, which are so arranged that one clutch cannotbe moved to clutching position while-another clutchis in this posi- 'tion. E V

A further object of the invention .isto provide." a shifting lever .for moving the clutches into-clutching :position, with -.=means fontnormallyholding the, lever in neutral posit-ion,- the clutches being'heldin set posi'-' tion by I'friction means. 7

Another object oft-he invention isJ-to Provideineans operable from-the clutch pedal 3 specifically pointed out in .the ti for releasing the *clutcheawith means, "also operable from the clutch pedal, for pnevent mg clutch pedal has been depressed. y

' This, invention :also consists in certain other features of construction: and in the combination :and arrangement of the several parts, to belierein after fii'lly described fillustr'ated in the accompanying drawings-and claims. g V

In describingniy invention in detail, reference will he had to the accompanying idraw-,

ings wherein like characters sdenote -ilike or orrespondingparts throughout the several views, and in 'which':"

Figurel is aside view showingfthe invention located between the jaekishaziit and the clutch-means of a'v ehicile." a V.

Figure 2 is an enlarged plan view o'f'the invention, with 'parts in section with the clutch-pedal in running.:positionihut with the improved clutch means in inoperative or neutralposition. i I "Figure '3 'is a section on line of Figure 2.

Figure 4 FigureQ. I i I 7 Figure-"5 a. section on line 5' :5 of Figure"3.

a section on line fFig-ure '-'6 a sec'tion on' line ot FiguTejQf Figure 7 "is a diagrammatic plan view showing the parts with the shifting lever in neutral-position andf withtheclutch pedal in fully'depressedpositiom movement of the shifting lever" until the clutch shifting plat a appended I -Figure-8 is ti similar j i' the parts with the shifting lever in high speed'fpositio'n; andwi'th the clutch pedal in partly depressed position. f ,Figurej;9 is a perspective: viewrof oneof theclutoh shifting'plates. ,v

Figure110shows two viewsot one of th'e clutch collars e. V

Figure 11-eis' a view oiioneot the'driven gears, showing the clutch-recesses therein.- I

I Figure 12 is a sectional tion-of thisgear. I;

1 Figure 13 is a;view of thelsliding iolate of a :the shiftingmechanis-m'. J 1

Figure 16 is; a VIEW oflthe-push rod fie) is- ;a' detail sectional view ing through portions? of the. clutch shifting Q :plates. 1w

I Fi ur 17Qis-aiyiewnofione of the pull" rods :and showing its-connection with a :Figure 1.8"is, a view oft e'lcl-utchped-al and, a parte of the "link which with the-sliding plate;

;Fi;gurej.19 ii-s ;a -view showing the ;means for con-nectingthe clutch pedal shattwith the pilshrody Figure '20 is v a- View I-n'the'se views, 1 indicates iacasin-g i for connects it one of, the hell cranks which are engaged hy the shitting-- lever. a r J enclosing portions :Iof the {transmission Jne'ans; 2 indicating-the dr ive shatt which is suitably connected i-with vthe clutch AnOf the motor and 3 indicates the drivensha-ft' of thetransmission-which is conneetedby the universal joint'A: of theiack-shaft B.

Gears "'5' are fastened to the shaft 2 and these :gears mesh with the gears, ,6 which fare-roitatably arranged ontheshaft :3 The gear :6 meshes withan idle" gear fi'i suitahly supported :infthe casing and meshing with one of tated ini :a reverse direction by.i the shaft 2', when these i gears V 6" and; :61-j;are- Fin active -position. ;'-I:prefer toi connect the gears- 6 with the shaft by means: of the wpins 7 which w passqthrough the hubszof thegears and en. :g'a'ge yannu'lar grooves/8 iinjthe shaft 3;

Olutch'collars9 'are keyed torthe-xshaft-3zgso that r theyTBhaveslid ingmovement, 1 thereon 16 5 7 view through pore I and each collar is provided with the teeth for engaging the recesses 11 in a gear 6 to connect thegear with the shaft. A

' hinged plate 12 is provided for shifting collars.

each clutch collar 9,th ese plates being piv- .otally' connected'with the brackets '13 in the casing andhaving the projections l4' thereon for engaging the grooves in the clutch Each plate is provided :with aflower arm 15 and an upper arm 16, the extremity of each arm having'a-slot 17 therein. The upper arms 16 of the plates arestaggered so that they are in different horizontal planes. A pull rod '18 is connected to' the upper arm of each plate, the rod passing through the slot 17 and having a pairof nuts19 thereon with a spring 20 between the said extensions and each rod has its outer end piv'oted'to a bell crank *which ispivoted adjacent each corner of aqplate 26 which is fastened tojth'e'top' of a supporting bracket 27. A-push rod 28-pas ses through the slots in theflower arms 15of the hinged plates 12 and the inner end of this rod 28 is threaded to re'ceive'theinuts 29, onefor each plate, the nuts being held inadjustedposition by "the pins 30 which pass through slots in the" rods. A" socket 31, on the rear Wall of the casing, forms a guide. in the reciprocatory movement of the rod; The nuts are so arranged that when .the rod is pushedinwardly, they'will engage'any of the plates 12 which have been swung forwardly by the pull rodsto engage the'clutches so that this push d acts to disengage the clutches. This push rod is 7 connected by the link 32 with aidepending arm 330111-116 clutch shaft34 to which the clutch pedal 35 'isfconnectedi Thus when theped'al is depressedto its full extent, the

1 'rodfis pushedto a'position to causeitsnuts A plate 36,13 slidably mounted as the shown in Figure 8.

tomove anyof the hinged plates 12' to inoperative 'position as shown in Figure;, but whenthe clutch pedal'isbutpa rtly depressed to release the clutch A, therod 28 will be" moved to a position where its nuts 29 will not interfere with the movement of the plates. to" engage the elutchf collars 9, as

plate 26 by means of the studs 37 which are ,earried by the plate26 and have their intermediate portions engagingthe side edges of 7' the reduced' end portions of the plate 36,

' Jwith the heads ofthe studs overlapping the {plate 36 tohold said plate on the plate 26.

. Thus the plate 36 has limited sliding movefinent'on the plate 26. Each plate is provided with a substantia'llyY-shaped opening 38, the opening 38 inthe plate 26 having a round-ed top wall 38", while the opening in theplate 36 has a flat top wall, with an inwardly extending tongue 39. The bell cranks'25 are so arranged that their free arms extend across the lateral portions of the opening inthe' plate 26 to which plate said bell cranks are pivoted. Thepla-te 36 has a post 40 thereonwliich is engaged by the'fork I overlying the central portion of the open ing38. I The shifting lever 43 has its ball-shaped end swiveled in a support 44 at the-bottom part of the bracket 27 andsaid lever extends through the openings in the two" plates 26 and 36. The lever is normally held invertical position by a coiled spring 45' at its lower end and which engages a washer 46 held in place at the lower part ofthe lever by a pin 47 so that the pressure of the' spring tends to hold the leverin vertical and neutral position. r r I 1 '1 fWith the parts shown in Figure"2.-arranged as showin-the clutches are out of engagement and the gears 6 on the driven shaft rotate with the shaft stationary... QWhen the vehicle is to be started, the clutchQpedal. is partly depressed, which will release the clutch A in the usual manner and cause the forked lever 41 to shift-the plate 36for- 'wardly on the plate 26 so that the opening '38 will register with the opening 38' as shown in Figure-8. Then the gear shift 43 is moved rearwardly andinto the left hand notch formed by the openings 38 and-.38 and as it enters the notch, it strikes the. arm of the bell crank aswhieh extends across the "the foot and the parts will be held in this position by the plunger 22 engaging the groovein the pushrod 18 so that the lever 43 can return to itsneutral position. The

"clutch pedal is then fully depressed, which will cause the push rod 28 to move rearward- 1y to its full extent and one of its nuts 29 will strike the hinged plate 12 of the clutchof the low speed arrangement and thus cause said plate to disengage the clutch as shown in Figure 7. The clutch pedal is then partly released to place the parts in the position they occupy in Figure 8 and then the lever 43 is moved into the second speed notch at the upper left hand part of the openings so as to rock the bell crank at this point to cause it to connect the second speed gear with the driven shaft 3. The lever 43 must return to its neutral position each time it is shifted so as to permit the clutch pedalto return to its normal position to throw in the clutch A. The shift tothird or high speed and to reverse are made in the same manner. The lever 43 may be used to move the plate 36 forwardly, Without operating the foot I pedal with the foot, when the shift is to be When sible'to connect one gear with the driven shaft while another gear is so connected.

What I claim is r 1. Transmission means of the class described comprising shafts, intermeshing gears on the shafts, clutches for connecting the gears on one shaft to said shaft, a shifting lever, means actuated thereby for moving the clutches to clutching position, locking means for preventing the lever from actuating such means and manually operated means for moving the locking means and the clutches to releasing position.

2. Transmission means of-the class .described comprising shafts, lntermeshing gears on the shafts, clutches'for connecting the gears on one shaft'to said shaft, a shifting lever, means actuated thereby for moving the clutches to clutching position, locking means for preventing the lever from actuating-such means, a foot pedal for moving the. locking ,meansto releasing position and means actuated bythe foot pedal for moving the clutches to releasing position. 3. In a motor vehicle, transmission means shafts, clutches for connecting the gears on one shaft to said shaft, a shifting lever,

comprising shafts, intermeshing gears onthe means actuated thereby for moving the clutches to clutching positionflocking means for preventing the lever from actuating such means, a foot pedal for actuating the main clutch of the vehicle, means actuated thereby for moving the locking means to. releasing position and means actuated by the pedalfor moving the clutches of the gearsto releasing position.

4. In a motor veh cle, transmissionmeans comprising shafts; intermeshing gears on the shafts, clutches for connecting the gears on one shaft to said shaft, a shiftlng lever, a

stationary plate having a Y-shaped opening therein throughwhich thelever passes, a-

movable plate mounted on. the stationary plate and having a Y-shaped openingthere in which is normally out of register with the opening in the stationary plate, a bell crank pivoted to each corner of the station-- .ary plate and having an arm extending across alateral part of the openingin the stationary plate so that. said armwill be i moved when the lever is pushed into said lateral part, means actuated by the levers for moving the clutches into clutching position, means for connecting the clutch pedal of the vehicle to the movable plateto movev said plate when the pedal is depressed and means actuated by the pedal for releasing the clutches of the gears;

5. Transmission means comprisinga drive shaft, a driven shaft, intermeshing gears on the shafts, clutches for connecting the gears of the driven shaft with said shaft, a pull rod for moving each clutch into clutching position, a shiftinglever for moving the pull rods, 2. pushrod fordisengaging the clutches,

a pedal for, actuating the same, locking means for preventing the pull rods being actuated by the shifting lever and means actuated by the pedal for moving thelocking means to releasing position. 6. Incombination with transmission means of a motor vehicle, a shifting lever, aprojection thereon, a ball and socket connection between the lever and its support and a r coiled spring on the lower end of the lever and engaging the projection for normally holding the lever in vertical position.

In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature.

' WALTER LKAsER. 

